Excellent panel and were start off with heather. Thank you so much. I think the arctic is the best place to talk about the intersection of climate stress and security. In many ways, the arctic is telling us, both polar regions are telling us theyre under the most stress as the arctic is warming two to three times faster than anyplace on the planet. In many ways, were now dealing with a very new ocean. In fact our former coast guard commandant called the arctic americas fourth coast. I thought that was a powerful way of thinking about it because Many Americans do not know the United States as an arctic nation to bring it home, this is homeland security. We now have a new coast that requires our protection. That is what in many ways the nexus between the rapid diminishment of the arctic polar ice cap is now creating new borders, new coasts to protect. Which is why we need enhanced coast guard presence. Certainly thats through the enhanced ice breaker component, what we call a polar secur
What that means now in the policy and the security space. Im excited to have an excellent panel to talk about that. Weve got heather conley, our vice president. We have john. We have sara glasser, the Deputy Director of secure fisheries and amy lair, the director of our human rights initiative. Thank you to the panel, and im going to sit down and be quiet and turn it over to my excellent panel, and well start off with heather. Thank you so much. Good morning, everyone. I think the arctic is the best place to talk about that intersection of climate stress and security. And in many ways the arctic is telling us, actually, both polar regions are telling us theyre under the most dramatic stress as the arctic certainly is warming two to three times faster than any place on the planet. And in many ways we are now dealing with a very new ocean. In fact, our former coast guard commandant called the arctic americas fourth coast. I thought that was a powerful way of thinking about it in part bec
Climate on oceans, Marine Biodiversity and human populations living in vulnerable areas. I appreciate it andthanks to our first panel. Ive enjoyed the conversation. I think were going to pick up on the end of that conversation around this idea of the Dynamic World and what that means now in the policy and security space so im excited to have an excellent panel to talk about that. Heatherconley , John Mimikakis was Vice President for oceans Environmental Defense fund, there was director of fisheries and amy lehr who is the director of the Human Rights Initiative so think the panel and im going to sit down and be quiet and handed over to my panel and we will start off. Thank you so much, good morning. I think the arctic is a tough place to talk about. The intersection of climate stress and security. And in many ways, the arctic is telling us, actually most polar regions are telling us they are under the most dramatic stress as the arctic certainly is warming 2 to 3 times faster than any
Their daily afternoon activation at the mini park at turk and hyde and we are also fortunate to have lower c. B. D. Who is overseeing Sergeant Mccauley playground in the afternoons as well. But that work was funded because of the tremendous organizing that happened in our neighborhood to ensure that we are putting our resources and eyes on the park and i thank the rec and Park Commission staff for working so closely with our District Residents to ensure that were not only improving our parks but also activating them so people feel safe utilizing them. I think that at this time i just want to appreciate, mr. Ginsburg, for coming in and answering many, many different questions and we all care so much about our parks and open space so it was great to actually have this presentation and update. And also to get a sense where rec and park is moving on the equity metrics and plan that this board had requested in 2016, under supervisor john ovolo as we move forward with a set aside for rec and
Good afternoon, everyone, this meeting will come to order. Welcome to the december 6th, 2017 regular meeting of the rules committee. Im chair of the committee to my right is vicechair supervisor sandy lee fewer and to my left is Rule Committee members. Our clerk today is alicia and madam clerk, do you have any announcements today . Silence all cellphones and Electronics Devices and copies of any documents to be include firstdegree as part of the file and items acted on will be on december 12th agenda unless otherwise stated. Thank you, madam. Are there any initial comments please call item number 1. Item number 1 is an ordinance amending the administrative code to reauthorize the San Francisco Sentencing Commission and extend the date to june 30th , 2020. Unless theres comments from my colleagues id like to call brittney forward. Please proceed. Good afternoon chair and Committee Members. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to talk with you today and my name is brittney from the off